This article is reprinted and adapted in part from Miller, G. L. 1997. Historical Natural History: Insects and the Civil War. American Entomologist 43:227-245.

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Section 9: Acknowledgments

I am particularly indebted to my wife and fellow entomologist, M. K. Miller (U. S. Army, Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine, Ft. Meade, MD) for her patience and constant encouragement throughout this research. Special thanks is extended to A. G. Wheeler, Jr., (Clemson University, SC) for his support in first pursuing this endeavor, his advice, and manuscript review. I am also grateful for the helpful suggestions and critiques from K. E. Hostetter (Licensed Battlefield Guide, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA), L. J. Hribar (Indian River Mosquito Control District, Vero Beach, FL), and S. Nakahara (U.S.D.A., Systematic Entomology Laboratory, Beltsville, MD) on early drafts of the manuscript. I thank R. W. Hatcher, III (Ft. Sumter National Monument, Sullivan's Island, SC) for providing me with soldiers' quotes on mosquitoes and no-see-ums and P. H. Adler (Clemson University, SC) for references concerning biting flies of the Lower Mississippi Valley. I also thank R. Hackenburg for assistance in the Civil War photographic archives of the Massachusetts Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion and the U. S. Army Military History Institute (USAMHI), Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, PA.

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